Archive for the ‘Star Wars’ Category
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Just saw the top 100 Graphic Novel sales for May 2011 and Star Wars: Blood Ties has come in at number 12! This on top of Star Wars Invasion: Rescues coming in at number 11 for April. Two trades in the top 15 in two months? I’ll take that.
Thank you to every single person picking up my books.
My next upcoming Graphic Novel is – The Deep: Here be Dragons on August 4 – If you like my Star Wars books, you’ll love this… and if you don’t like my Star Wars books, you’ll still love this. Tell everyone. Buy this book. Diamond order code JUN11 1131.
Tags: Blood Ties, Boba Fett, Chris Scalf, Colin Wilson, Gestalt Publishing, Star Wars, Star Wars: Invasion, The Deep, The Deep: Here Be Dragons, Tom Taylor
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
“This is, hands down, the best of the “Star Wars” comics from Dark Horse that I have read.” - Comic Book Resources
Yes, the trade paperback of Star Wars: Blood Ties is out this week. It’s not often that I go out of my way to read my own work but I am kind of excited to see this one in its collected glory. I’m still very happy with this story (which is a rare thing) and I hope I get a chance very soon to add to the Blood Ties series along with the genius that is Chris Scalf. Go get this. Lend it to your friends.
Star Wars: Blood Ties—A Tale of Jango and Boba Fett
Here begins a multigenerational tale of honor and redemption, starring two of the heaviest hitters in the Star Wars galaxy–the father-and-clone team of Jango and Boba Fett!A mission that begins with Jango Fett–before the Clone Wars–will affect the course of Boba Fett’s life some twenty years into the future. When an important assignment with a big payday from Count Dooku goes awry for Jango, Boba will be tasked with picking up the pieces . . .
* This volume full of Mandalorian mayhem collects issues #1–#4 of the comics series Blood Ties!
“Taylor seems poised to add some real depth to this enigmatic bounty hunter without sacrificing his cooler qualities. Whether in revisiting Jango’s death from Boba’s point of view or showcasing his bounty hunting methods, Taylor offers a lot for Fett fans to enjoy in this series.” - IGN
“Writer Tom Taylor has roped us into the story from the beginning, and his illumination of the forces at play in these characters’ lives is not only intriguing; it seems to touch on a universal familial truth. There is an almost scientific way to see that Blood Ties is a successful story: In it, Taylor has taken to illuminating aspects of one this fictional universe’s most mysterious characters. In the end, however, the mystery of the character has been only multiplied. It would be overly dramatic for me to say that Blood Ties is the Citizen Kane of Star Wars comics. However, I can’t deny that I found myself comparing the two works in my head as I read this final issue.” – THE SCI-FI BLOCK
Tags: Blood Ties, Boba Fett, Chris Scalf, Dark Horse, Star Wars, star wars blood ties a tale of Jango and Boba, Tom Taylor
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, Colin Wilson and I are guests of NEXUS- Festival of Animation, Comics, Graphic Novels + Moving Image.
I completely neglected to post about this, so please spread the word, all Melbournites.
Colin and I will be running a comic book Master Class on the Tuesday from 3-6pm which we’d love to see YOU at. We will also be part of a panel discussion on Sequential art and Narrative at the ungodly time of 10am on the Wednesday – For anyone who doesn’t know, I write until obscenely late at night. I don’t normally agree to do things in the morning… I will try to be coherent.
We will also be signing at a booth from 1pm (a much more reasonable time) until 5pm on the Wednesday. We will have plenty of copies of our work available, including our new Star Wars Invasion: Rescues TPB and Colin may also be doing commissions.
TUESDAY 10TH MAY
MASTER CLASS- COMICS WRITING AND DRAWING
/w TOM TAYLOR AND COLIN WILSON
3pm-6pm
$10 NMIT Student, $20 External.
Building F: Level 1
WEDNESDAY 11TH MAY
PANEL DISCUSSION- SEQUENTIAL ART AND NARRATIVE
/w COLIN WILSON, BRUCE MUTARD AND TOM TAYLOR
10am-12pm
Free NMIT Student, $5 External
Building F: Level 1
BOOK FAIR
1pm-5pm
Free
Building B: B Space Gallery
Please click the pic for more details, including other guests and activities.
Tags: Colin Wilson, comics, Nexus Festival, NMIT, Tom Taylor
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Monday, April 25th, 2011
I chat to The Sci-Fi Block. Star Wars, Rombies and a very special sneak peak at The Deep. Click the pic for the interview.
Tags: Chris Scalf, James Brouwer, Rombies, Star Wars, Star Wars: Blood Ties, The Deep, The Sci-Fi Block, Tom Taylor
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Voting for the Eagle Awards in the UK is now open and anyone can vote right here – http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/
Some nice person has stuck me down under ‘Favourite Newcomer Writer’ and ‘Favourite Writer’… for the record, even I can’t vote for me under ‘Favourite Writer’ but I’m sure my mum can.
If you’re planning on voting (thanks), Star Wars: Blood Ties and Star Wars: Invasion are also nominated, as is Rombies (be ready for a Rombies update soon…). Also, be sure and vote for Chris Scalf under ‘Favourite Painted Art’ and Colin Wilson under ‘Favourite Inker/Penciller’ – Colin is also on the Honour Roll – definitely vote for him there. Justin Randall is also under ‘Favourite Newcomer Artist’.
Staying in the UK, my play ‘Falling Praying’ has taken out the final of ‘Crash Test Drama UK’! Whoop!
Thanks to the director, Dan Clarke, and a big congratulations to the two cast members, Dan Clarke, who took out the ‘Best Actor’ award on the night, and Steph Weller, who won ‘Best Actress’. Also, a big thank you to organiser, Glynn Oram.
In other UK news, Star Wars Book UK have announced the winners of their ‘Fan Favourites’ for 2010 and it seems we‘ve picked up second place… twice.
“Knights of the Old Republic: Demon by John Jackson Miller et al. was your favourite comic book story of 2010 with 26% of votes cast. However, second place was tied by two different stories by the same author, also a newcomer to the Star Wars expanded universe, Tom Taylor, with his Invasion: Rescues story (with art by Colin Wilson) and Blood Ties: Jango & Boba Fett (art by Chris Scalf) – both gaining 17% of votes cast. Third place goes to another series known to be popular, Legacy by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema, with its concluding arc Extremes (13%).”
Thanks to everyone at SWBOOKS.UK who voted.
Also in the UK, I believe the 5th issue of Star Wars Galaxy is out this week, reprinting Blood Ties and Invasion from the beginning along with Knight Errant. Pick it up if you’re in the UK.
Tags: 10 minute plays, Blood Ties, Chris Scalf, Colin Wilson, Crash Test Drama Uk, Eagle Awards, Falling Praying, Star Wars Books UK, Star Wars: Invasion, The Eagle Awards
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Monday, February 7th, 2011
The collected edition of Star Wars: Blood Ties is now available for pre order and the reviews are still going strong. The Washington Times even gave the book a great write up a couple of weeks ago. Click the pic for the link.
“Writer Tom Taylor has roped us into the story from the beginning, and his illumination of the forces at play in these characters’ lives is not only intriguing; it seems to touch on a universal familial truth. There is an almost scientific way to see that Blood Ties is a successful story: In it, Taylor has taken to illuminating aspects of one this fictional universe’s most mysterious characters. In the end, however, the mystery of the character has been only multiplied. It would be overly dramatic for me to say that Blood Ties is the Citizen Kane of Star Wars comics. However, I can’t deny that I found myself comparing the two works in my head as I read this final issue.” – THE SCI-FI BLOCK
“At times, this comic book had a couple of laugh out loud moments making the story stay away from the typical deadly serious Boba Fett story. But fear not, there are plenty of Boba being a badass moments if that’s what you are looking for in this comic… it tells a story that entertained me and got me interested in characters I previously had little interest in before. It doesn’t hurt to have some witty dialogue and some terrific artwork. I guess you could also say I am a sucker for endings with a twist. It’s tough to come across a good original trilogy comic book story but this one is even better than good. I definitely recommend this comic and series. 4.5 out of 5 Geek Goggles” – COMIC LIST
Tags: Blood Ties, Boba Fett, Chris Scalf, Dark Horse, Reviews, Star Wars, Tom Taylor
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Saturday, January 22nd, 2011
“Star Wars Galaxy is the brand new 4-weekly comic from Titan comics, showcasing the greatest Star Wars comic adventures from a galaxy far, far away! …each 4-weekly 76-page issue contains three pulse-pounding Star Wars comic adventures.“
And, starting today, two-thirds of it is written by me.
Yep, ‘Blood Ties’ begins in the UK publication today, which already features my ‘Invasion’ series. Nice cover too – featuring Chris Scalf AND Colin Wilson.
“Star Wars Galaxy Comic issue 4 is on sale 20 January! This issue delivers a double dose of new beginnings, as two fantastic stories start!
First up, two fan-favourite bounty hunters, Jango and Boba Fett, kick off a decade-spanning adventure. Boba will discover that the decisions made in Jango’s life have an impact on the life of his clone…
Then the much anticipated debut story from Knight Errant – a new era and a new corner of the universe, where it’s all Sith, all the time! Reckless young Jedi Knight Kerra Holt is about to find herself in over her head, when she and her Master go behind enemy lines in the depths of Sith space!
That’s not to disregard the widescreen action taking place in Invasion. Finn Galfridian has been deemed ready by Master Luke Skywalker to face his first test – confronting the Yuuzhan Vong invasion on the planet of Rychel! Plus, his mother and sister put their escape plans into effect, aboard a Yuuzhan Vong slave ship!” – Broken Frontier
Tags: Blood Ties, Chris Scalf, Dark Horse, Finn Galfridian., Star Wars, Star Wars Galaxy, Star Wars: Invasion, Tom Taylor
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Monday, December 20th, 2010
The end of the year has coincided with the end of a lot of my stories. We had the end of ‘The Authority’ this month, the end of the first arc of ‘Star Wars: Blood Ties’ a month ago, and now, on December 22nd, we have ‘Star Wars Invasion: Rescues #6′, the final issue to this story arc.
Dark Horse have put a special four-page preview up on their website - check it out right here – make sure you’ve read issue #5 of Invasion Rescues first, or big things will be spoiled.
Here’s the first page, proving once again that Colin Wilson is the master of all, Wes Dzioba’s work here is also brilliant.
The end may be here for some projects but there is a lot more coming in the new year. More ‘Star Wars’ stories are underway, ‘Rombies – the series’ should begin early in the year, Brief Cases will show up, ‘ The Deep’ will finally surface and… a pile of other exciting things will appear that I can’t talk about yet.
Tags: Colin Wilson, Dark Horse, Star Wars, Star Wars: Invasion, Tom Taylor
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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Has your life been lacking some Rancor VS Fett action? Fear not, this Wednesday sees the climactic conclusion of Star Wars: Blood Ties—A Tale of Jango and Boba Fett.
“This is, hands down, the best of the “Star Wars” comics from Dark Horse that I have read.” - CBR
“I’d forgotten how good Star Wars comics can be when they’re done well. And this one is certainly done well. ” - PRIMARY IGNITION.COM
“Taylor seems poised to add some real depth to this enigmatic bounty hunter without sacrificing his cooler qualities. Whether in revisiting Jango’s death from Boba’s point of view or showcasing his bounty hunting methods, Taylor offers a lot for Fett fans to enjoy in this series.” - IGN
“This comic is awesome. Go out and buy it.” - THE SCI-FI BLOC
Chris Scalf and I have had a great time creating this story, so it’s a bit sad to see the end. But fear not, Chris and I have a few more things in the pipeline… news soon.
Click the cover for a Dark Horse Preview to issue #4.
Boba Fett is on a mission to uphold his father’s honor. But when a bounty is paid, and the crime lord who issued it still refuses to call off his vendetta, Boba Fett’s own sense of honor is offended. Forget about bounties; now there’s hell to pay!
Boba Fett takes on a crime lord. Check.
And the crime lord’s army of minions. Check.
And a giant, rampaging rancor. Check and double–check!
Tags: Blood Ties, Boba Fett, Chris Scalf, Connor Freeman, Dark Horse, Rancor, Star Wars, star wars blood ties a tale of Jango and Boba, Tom Taylor
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Thursday, November 11th, 2010
We have been insanely fortunate to have the brilliant Jo Chen as our cover artist on this series. It always makes me very happy when these appear in my inbox and as soon as the cover to Rescues #6 appeared, I was desperate to share it.
Issue #6 ran into a few problems with solicitation but it will now be in stores on December 15.
This is the cover. It is stunning.
Tags: Colin Wilson, Dark Horse, Finn Galfridian., Jo Chen, Star Wars, Star Wars: Invasion Rescues
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